[ad_1] Oscar Health was hit with a proposed class-action from stockholders alleging the insurtech concealed the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic was having on its business ahead of […]
Could ‘superbugs’ drive the next pandemic?
[ad_1] There’s up to a 57% chance that another pandemic of COVID-19 proportions will occur in within the next 25 years, according to risk-modeling firm Metabiota. In other […]
RaDonda Vaught sentencing raises alarms in medical community
[ad_1] Addressing the root of the problem The healthcare industry has historically struggled to foster transparent and open workplaces. The pandemic is compounding these longstanding challenges as caregivers […]
5 things to know about HHS OIG’s patient harm report
[ad_1] A quarter of Medicare patients experienced patient harm during their short-term acute-care hospital stays in 2018, and that rate barely changed from a decade earlier, according to […]
Former nurse RaDonda Vaught gets probation for fatal drug error
[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will serve three years of probation for criminally negligent homicide and felony abuse stemming […]
Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals
[ad_1] On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets ― one silver, one white ― sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in […]
Dr. Ashish Jha: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
[ad_1] White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if […]
Healthcare startup PatientIQ raises $20 million
[ad_1] The software integrates into electronic health records, and logs feedback directly from patients via surveys before and after treatments, surgeries and other procedures. Capturing data before and […]
States can again directly pay for home health aides’ insurance
[ad_1] Medicaid can directly pay for independent home health aides’ benefits, including health insurance, according to a final rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued Thursday. […]
California lawmakers raise awards for malpractice lawsuits
[ad_1] The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics […]